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Award-winning saxophonist and composer Alex Mathias has been working hard on the Irish music scene since returning from his studies at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in 2006. Mathias has performed around the globe in over a dozen countries, playing with bands such as The Commitments, The Republic of Loose, The RTE Concert Orchestra and the award-winning Dublin City Jazz Orchestra among others. Mathias was also commissioned to compose and arrange for the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra through Arts Council funding, which has since been performed around the country including a performance at the Sligo Jazz Project with Village Vanguard drummer, John Riley. He has made numerous TV and Radio appearances with an array of national and international artists including Claire Martin, Mary Coughlin, Christine Tobin, Shane MacGowen, Amy Winehouse and many more.
The Alex Mathias Quartet (“Best Young Band” of Cork Jazz Festival 2010) released their debut album Goin’ Roamin’ on Livenote Records in 2010 which has since been featured on Aer Lingus in-flight entertainment and is also the soundtrack to a recent US documentary for tourists visiting Ireland called The Local Way. The Quartet has recently been invited to Germany’s Muensterland Festival Part 6 (alongside artists such as Julie Feeney and Camille O’Sullivan). The festival is representing Irish, English and Scottish artists and takes place in September/Ocotber 2011 Alex currently teaches jazz improvisation/theory in Bray Music Centre and is available for workshops and private tuition. Contact him for more details Download High Res Photo 1 Download High Res Photo 2 Download High Res Photo 3 |
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